Biography
Ana Maria Merino Tijoux was born on 12 June 1977 in the French city of Lille. She is the daughter of two Chilean exiles who fled Chile to France after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. In 1988, her family moved to Paris, France. It was not until 1983 that Ana Maria traveled to Chile and met her grandparents and extended family who stayed in the country despite the coup.
In 1988, Tijoux met Consuelo Vergara, who taught Tijoux how to rap and sparked Tijoux's interest in hip-hop and dance. Tijoux moved back to Chile after the return of civil power in 1993. In 1995, influenced by the local rap group Makul in Santiago, Chile, Tijoux formed her own group called "Los Gemelos" with Zaturno, another rap artist. In 1997, Tijoux became widely popular for her participation in the group "Los Tetas" and their first studio album release. She and Zatourno collaborated with Seo2, Cenzi, and DJ Squat to form the group Makiza.
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